Landman / Carvalho Issues and Methods in Comparative Politics

An Introduction
4. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-317-53379-5
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 372 Seiten

Building on the strengths of the third edition, this highly regarded textbook continues to provide the best introduction to the strategies of comparative research in political science.

Divided into three parts, the book begins by examining different methods, applying these methods to dominant issues in comparative politics using a wealth of topical examples from around the world, and then discusses the new challenges in the area. New to this edition:

- Additional contemporary case studies including the democratisation of technology the Arab Spring & the UK 2011 riots

- Detailed discussion of regression analysis and diffusion

- More analysis of justice, inequality and compliance

- Phronesis and comparative politics

Balancing reader friendly features with high quality analysis makes this popular academic text essential reading for everyone interested comparative politics and research methods.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Landman, Todd

Carvalho, Edzia

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1: Why, How, and Problems of Comparison 1. Why Compare Countries? 2. How to Compare Countries 3. Comparing Many Countries 4. Comparing Few Countries 5. Case Studies as Comparison Part 2: Comparing Comparisons 6. Economic Development and Democracy 7. Violent Political Dissent and Social Revolution 8. Non-Violent Political Dissent and Social Movements 9. Transitions to Democracy 10. Institutional Design and Democratic Performance 11. Human Rights 12. International Relations and Comparative Politics Part 3: Comparative Methods and New Issues 13. Common Themes and Different Comparisons 14. New Challenges for Comparative Politics

Über Autor(innen)

Todd Landman is Professor of Government and Director of the Institute for Democracy and Conflict Resolution at the University of Essex. He has been at Essex since 1993 in the Department of Government and before being appointed Director of the Institute, he served as the Deputy Director (1999-2003) and Co-Director (2003-2005) of the Human Rights Centre and Director (2007-2010) of the Centre for Democratic Governance

Edzia Carvalho is Lecturer in Politics at the University of Dundee, UK.